Damián Alcázar
Acting
Born 1953-01-08
Jiquilpan, Michoacan, Mexico
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Jorge Damián Alcázar Castello is a renowned Mexican actor, born in Jiquilpan, Michoacan, on January 8, 1953. One of the most talented and recognized contemporary actors, Damián studied at the National Institute of Fine Arts, and later studied at the Centro of Theater Experimentation and, later, at the Faculty of Theater at the Universidad Veracruzana, where, years later, he would be a teacher. After several years in the theater, Damián made his film debut with The Center of the Labyrinth (1985), and later worked in films such as Romero (1989), The Naked City (1989), Bandidos (1991), Mujer del Puerto (1991). ), Lolo (1993), where he would win his first Ariel award, for best male co-acting, and Two crimes (1994), by Roberto Sneider, for which he was nominated, again, for the Ariel. The success of the film and his performance immediately propelled his career, which would lead him to participate in films such as En el aire (1995), El anzuelo (1996), Hombres armamos (1997), Baja California: El limit del tiempo ( 1998) and Herod's Law (1999), winning two consecutive Ariel Awards for both films, as best actor, in 1998 and 1999. With director Luis Estrada, Alcázar would star in a successful saga of films, with a social and critical spirit, with the films A Wonderful World (2006), Hell (2010) and The Perfect Dictatorship (2014), each one proving successful at the box office and criticismo.
In 2018 the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences invited him to be a special part of its new members.
Alcazár has a vast filmography, which includes film and television. He is considered one of the most important actors of new Mexican cinema.
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Filmography
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Narcos
Narcos: Mexico
Blue Beetle
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Acapulco
El Infierno
Not My Fault: Mexico
El Mochaorejas
El camino secreto
El Alma Herida
Miss Bala
El Encanto del Águila
Metástasis
Dudes
The Thin Yellow Line
Mangoré
Amber
The Gentleman
The Dandy
Plague
2091
Borderland
The Crime of Padre Amaro
Rubirosa
Before I Forget
Kdabra
Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!
¡Que viva México!
Tijuana
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
The Ringer
Léemelo
El centro del laberinto
Sofía
The Blue Room
Romero
Herod's Law
Barren Land
Hágase tu voluntad
Ana and Bruno
García
The Perfect Dictatorship
Las Aparicio
Mosh
Of Love and Other Demons
Avocado: The Mexican Treasure
The Citrillo's Turn
Satanás - Profile of a Killer
Diplomatic Immunity
Forgotten
Nurses on the Line: The Crash of Flight 7
The Benetón Family
Men with Guns
Mighty Victoria
The King of All the World
Highway Patrolman
The Mongolian Conspiracy
Beyond the Sky
Morenitas: Jimena
A Wonderful World
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